The move also means an apparent change of heart from Lambeth council which Louise and Tony successfully took to court in 2016 over a planning decision.

The irony, as they told Blog, was that the council itself was responsible for helping to get 414 off the ground with a £5,200 grant in the aftermath of the Brixton uprising/riot in 1981.

During the nineties, when nightlife was altogether different from today in Brixton, they kept alive the idea that a music venue could be open well into the early hours – keeping the door open for later arrivals like the Dogstar and then Pop Brixton.

Their remarkable skill and determination in keeping the club going was typified after a shooting in the club in 2013 during an event put on by an external promoter.

Their suspended licence was restored by the council after a licensing sub-committee heard both from the police, who backed the venue, and the 414’s lawyer.

Barrister Michael Paget said: “The licence holders … were part of the vanguard of bringing stability back to Brixton. They have been one of the continuous aspects of Coldharbour Lane from when they were given funding to set up in 1985 and they want to continue to fulfil that role in Brixton as a whole.”

As Tony and Louise celebrated what they hope will be a new start with the council, they were joined by Amy Lamé. London’s “night czar”, who has backed the club in its struggles to survive; Reece Simwogerere from the Brixton Business Improvement District; and Lambeth councillors Mohammed Seedat and Donatus Anyanwu, respectively job share cabinet member for healthier and stronger communities and lead member for community relations and neighbourhood lead for Brixton.

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